What have I done, stopped B'feeding without even knowing?

[mummyplonk]

DS is 12 wks old, he has been a dream latching on etc so on Monday DP and I went on a date and had a wonderfull time whilst littleun was at my Mums. He is ok with a bottle and this is the longest I have left him & it meant 3 bottles. After about 6 hours by boobies were firm, a futher 6 hrs, hot, a further few hours bloody painfull & I could only express about 5 drops until we picked the poor little mite up at 9am when I drowned him in milk.

After the initial feed he Zonked out as you would expect but since he has woken, nothing has satisfied him he has been crying, grumbling etc, completely unusual for him, I was putting him to the breast all day but he was getting frustrated and pulling away, was switching from side to side but couldnt seen so satisfy him.

Eventually was so upset as a last resort I gave him a bottle, & at 5pm and he drank the lot, was happy and has gone to bed......what have I done!

Can I recover from this? Any experience greatly appreciated.

Stop panicking!!!
Just keep offering the breast and if your boobs get too full for him to latch then express some first.
Giving him bottles will only confuse him further and make your boobs more sore.
Good luck

Thanks Laundrylover but I've lost that full feeling (since washing my sons face with it, bless him) and It has all gone! help!
They have gone from feeling ready to burst to really empty bags. I have lots all of the "tingly" and full feeling and he keeps pulling way and crying.

Keep expressing to stimulate milk production. Keep trying, try lots of skin to skin contact.

You won't have lost your milk by not feeding for three bottles' worth.

Feed him. Don't give him any bottles for a while for supply and nipple confusion reasons. He may have got used to sucking from a bottle so it's harder work to get milk from you - but he'll get the hang of it again.

And remember - babies are funny buggers

haha thank you HunkerMunker, sometimes I take life too seriously. Maybe my little lad is used to the good life and cant be bothered to suck now. Will persevere as really dont want him to get a preference for a bottle.

Shoot me down in flames but I really think he should come in bed with me for a bit of the night as well, we havnt done the cuddling/suckling morning for a while now and it is so lovely.

No flames here - I do the same myself with DS2

Thanks Guys, am holding back on the bottle and taking bubsie to bed now, hoping to satisfy him with cuddles and willing extra milk to come. xx

oh yes nightime cuddles a MUST

Good luck.
x

How are you getting on?
Back to normal yet?

Hi, I did as recommended and kept putting him to the breast and he quite likes the snacking and my supply does seem to be boosted so thank you Had the bottle ready yesterday though as was really screaming, arching back, would not latch on no matter what I did, this was after he had had a long sleep and was really hungry. He got himself (and me) into such a state for what seemed like hours (prob 30 mins).

DP saying, "just give him a bottle" trying to help,grrr. In the end gave him about 3 seconds on the bottle so he knew there was some milk about then he latched on to me ok. The lazy little monkey.

Sounds good

Blinking babies, eh?

also, as you were very full when you first fed him, and the milk came fast, it may have given him a bit of a stomach ache...especially if you had been eating rich food and drinking while away from him. Nothing to worry about though.

Sounds like good progress mummyplonk - just give DP a bottle (of whisky) and send him to bed for being unsupportive.